As you might already know, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=panasonic">Inhabitat is reporting from Osaka, Japan</a> this week, where we stumbled upon lovely ivy-wrapped building right down the street from our hotel. Not only is this verdant structure thriving with overgrown <a href="http://inhabitat.com/vertical-garden-2/">green walls</a>, upon further inspection we also realized that it's a bike storage garage - even better! Click through our gallery for our photos of both the exterior and interior of this fascinating building.

Located on a busy street behind the Ritz Carlton Hotel Osaka, the facility acts as a place for people commuting to the city to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/photos-inhabitat-explores-sanyos-5200-solar-panel-clad-kasai-green-energy-park/sanyo-kasai-solar-park10/?extend=1">store their bikes</a>.

While we were certainly fascinated by the green facade of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-biketower-bt-20-112-is-a-multi-story-parking-lot-for-bikes/">bike parking lot</a>, we were tickled pink when we discovered that we could explore the interior as well (trespassing schmesspassing).

As you might already know, Inhabitat is reporting from Osaka, Japan this week, where we stumbled upon lovely ivy-wrapped building right down the street from our hotel. Not only is this verdant structure thriving with overgrown green walls, upon further inspection we also realized that it's a bike storage garage - even better! Click through our gallery for our photos of both the exterior and interior of this fascinating building.